Favorite Higher Cable Channel Shows?

[Mr Light]

A spin-off of my "Bought an HD-TV: Waste of Money" thread

Now that I've finally gotten digital cable I went from getting 80 channels to 250 or so. I can finally watch so many genre shows I've read about I've never seen. What are your favorite shows from this higher priced channels?

I have now finally seen an episode of "Wolverine and the X-Men". After the year or so of anticipation I wasn't really blown away. I saw one episode that apparently took place in a post-apocalyptic future about a pet Sentinel and another about Gambit trying to steal Magneto's helmet. They weren't bad but they weren't amazing either. Are they representative of the show's quality?

I can now finally see the second season of Spectacular Spider-Man. Just saw one so far but it was as good as I remember the first season.

I'm currently watching "Attack of the Show" for the first time in my life. I had no idea what this show was, I thought it was about video games, but so far it's about funny internet clips. Is that right? The show that was ending before it started "X-Play" appeared to be a straight out video game show. What do people think of these shows? Also I thought Olivia Munn was on AOTS but I guess she's left the show at this point? And is it always this 'unscripted'? There was a protracted sequence about the lady playing with her hair and interrupting the guy from doing the next bit

 

[sojourner]

TopGear. BBCAmerica. Don't miss it.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

If by 'higher priced' you mean premium, then I have none. I don't subscribe to any channels like HBO or Cinemax or anything like that. I have no programming 'tiers' at all, in fact. Can't afford 'em.

But if you just mean higher *numbered* networks like you get with digital? I'd have to say pretty much anything on MLB Network. That is far and away my favorite channel. I especially like Prime 9 (where they count down the top 9 of a certain thing - top 9 shortstops, first basemen, catchers, unbreakable records, etc.) and All-Time Games (they present classic baseball games of old, and some not so old).

And on a side note: if any mods are reading this and think I shouldn't be talking about baseball: I'm just answering a question. The OP asked me what my favorite shows from higher channels are. I gave the only answer I could give. I don't see what's wrong with that.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Dexter is the first and only series that ever induced me to get premium cable.

Which reminds me, the season is over. Time to cancel Showtime.

 

[Mr Light]

Can you buy a channel off and on like that without penalties?

 

[Starbreaker]

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[USS Triumphant]

The Higher Cable Channels that I watch, and why:

G4: Attack of the Show! really grows on you, and Ninja Warrior is pretty good, too.

G(ame)S(how)N(etwork): Lingo. Family Feud and Match Game reruns are good if nothing else is on.

Sleuth: repeats of Special Unit 2, repeats of Monk

BBC America: Doctor Who, and I used to watch Coupling, which was awesome but is gone now. And news from a different perspective than the American media outlets.

Azteca: No one in my house speaks Spanish, so I like to turn it there sometimes and see how long I can go before being forced to change it. Plus, I find the steady stream of a language I don't understand to be strangely relaxing - and at least one of the game shows is pretty cool whether I can understand it or not.

And of course, I also watch the HD versions of the channels I normally watch.

 

[Mr Light]

Doctor Who was a *major* reason for getting digital cable. I can actually see the episodes as they air!!! When do they start? On wiki I just says "Spring 2010".

 

[sojourner]

^Well, not exactly "as they air". Britain gets them first and BBCA gets them a few months later usually. I don't think BBCA has given a release date for the new Doctor. They are showing repeats on saturdays usually.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

TopGear. BBCAmerica. Don't miss it.

2 true. A very entertaining programme.

And, of course, Dr. Who.

I have DISH, actually. But have 200 or 250 channels (I lose count), which represents most or all of the upper cable channels.

 

[Mistral]

Azteca: No one in my house speaks Spanish, so I like to turn it there sometimes and see how long I can go before being forced to change it. Plus, I find the steady stream of a language I don't understand to be strangely relaxing - and at least one of the game shows is pretty cool whether I can understand it or not.

I bet. I've seen the ladies on those shows....


BBC America-SURVIVORS starts this Sat.(yeah!), Primeval, Torchwood-all good excuses to watch. Disney Channel-good shows for the kid(Let's go do the Hotdog Dance!"). And, of course, primetime stuff in HD.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Can you buy a channel off and on like that without penalties?

I hope so! But by the time Fall 2010 rolls around, I will have changed residences anyway and dumped cable for a dish, more than likely.

 

[Timby]

Can you buy a channel off and on like that without penalties?

Only premium, for-pay channels like Showtime, HBO, etc. If you're asking if you can say, "Man, I don't give a shit about Animal Planet, can I drop that and save two bucks a month," no, you can't.

 

[LitmusDragon]

You were probably getting it before, but how about Mythbusters?

I mostly have cable so that I can DVR my favorite network shows. That, and premium shows like Dexter and True Blood.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Cheating a bit with premium content but I've recently been hooked on reruns of "Have Gun With Travel" lately on Encore Western.